Jane Roper's Blog, page 28
February 22, 2012
Is Cinderella Eating My Daughters?
Last night we went out for a raucous night of pizza and candlepin bowling with some friends. There was an extremely talented balloon animal artiste named Jungle Jim who was going table to table making balloon animals for the kids. This guy could make anything. Clio requested a ladybug, Elsa wanted a pink and purple... Read the Rest »
February 10, 2012
How can a mother love The Hunger Games?
Like many of my mom friends and acquaintances, virtual and otherwise, I am in the throes of addiction to the Hunger Gamestrilogy. I don't usually read YA — I didn't read the Twilight series, and I only read the first Harry Potter book. (Which I loved, but didn't feel "hooked" enough to keep going.) But... Read the Rest »
January 31, 2012
Why We Didn't "Just Adopt" When Faced With Infertility
When I found out I was pregnant with twins, one of my first thoughts was, "Great. Now everyone's going to wonder if I had fertility treatments." And they do: People ask all kinds of probing questions — from the sometimes innocent, "Do twins run in your family?" to the blatant, "Was it natural?" And it... Read the Rest »
January 25, 2012
Can I wear makeup too, Mommy?
The other day I was at the bathroom sink, putting on my makeup — foundation, specifically — when Elsa, who was sitting on the toilet (lid closed!) watching, as she likes to do, asked "Can I put on some of that?" "No," I told her. "You know that makeup isn't for kids." "Why not?" "Because,"... Read the Rest »
January 10, 2012
Comparing Twins — Or not
Last week, Elsa and Clio came home from preschool with pictures they'd made of thumbprint snowmen, with sparkly bits of snow pasted around them, and magic marker additions of snowman features, hats, and background accents. The pictures looked quite different from each other. Clio's was a tranquil, minimal scenario, while Elsa's was a busy explosion... Read the Rest »
January 3, 2012
Terrific, Radiant and Humble
"Papa, where are you going with that axe?" Thus (chillingly!) begins Charlotte's Web, which I finished reading to the girls a few days ago. It was awesome — both the book itself, and the experience of reading it aloud to the girls. I hadn't read it since I was a kid, and it was a... Read the Rest »
December 13, 2011
6 Easy Steps to a Gorgeous Christmas Wreath
As you may already know, I am not what you'd call a crafty person. (Cunning, yes. But inclined toward making crafts, no.) We usually go half-assed or store-bought when it comes to things like holiday decorations. But last week, I was feeling inspired. I'd noticed so many lovely (and not-so-lovely) wreaths on doors around town,... Read the Rest »
November 19, 2011
There's Something About…Donkeys?
Is there such a thing as a donkey fetish? Wait – don't answer that. Googling it now. Hm. That was….strange. And not nearly as scary as I anticipated. (Go do it later, after you read this post.) But there is something…randy…about donkeys, right? Or maybe I'm just thinking of the movie Bachelor Party? I remember... Read the Rest »
November 14, 2011
Attack of the Killer Scrapbook
There is something lurking in the corner of my home office that makes me cringe every time I look at it. Something I've been neglecting for well over a year now, which just keeps growing, filling me with an ever-increasing feeling of dread. Is it a gangly, overgrown houseplant? An unwashed Tupperware container, sprouting mutant... Read the Rest »
October 29, 2011
Small Press Saturday at Newtonville Books
I'm very excited to be part of the lineup at Small Press Saturday, next week at Newtonville Books — one of my favorite local bookstores. I'll be representin' Last Light Studio (publisher of my novel Eden Lake). Also reading are poets Ellen Kennedy and Mark Pawlak and fellow novelist Christopher Boucher. Hope you can... Read the Rest »
